Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/02: MOT, UFS, GNW, EL, JWN, WY, RCL, CS Upgraded; RIMM, PALM, CMCSA, ERJ, GERN Downgraded

November 2, 2009 10:48 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Citigroup upgraded Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Hold to Buy and lifted their price target from $9 to $10.50.

JPMorgan, Raymond James and RBC upgrade Domtar (NYSE: UFS) to Overweight, Outperform and Top Pick, respectively.

Fox-Pitt upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from In-Line to Outperform. Price target $15.

UBS and Caris upgrade Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL).

Deutsche Bank upgrades Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) to Buy. Price target $45. Click here for the full report.

Credit Suisse upgrades Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) to Neutral. Price target increased to $37.

Wells Fargo upgrades Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) to Outperform w/ $24-$26 valuation range on '11 estimates. Click here for full color on the report.

Citi upgrades Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) from Hold to Buy.

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DOWNGRADES:
Citigroup downgrades RIM (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Buy to Sell, and lowers their
price target to $54.

Citi downgrades Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) from Hold to Sell, target cut from $19.50 to $10

Kaufman Bros. downgrades Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) from Buy to Hold. Price
target to $17 from $18. href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Kaufman+Bros.+Downgrades+Comca
st+%28CMCSA%29+to+Hold%3B+Value+Trap/5062733.html">Click Here for more
color.

Bank of America downgrades Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) from Neutral to Underperform.
Credit Suisse also downgraded Embraer to Underperform, and set a price
target of $22.

Needham & Co downgrades Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) from Buy to Hold.
href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Needham+%26+Co+Downgrades+Gero
n+Corporation+%28GERN%29+to+Hold/5063121.html">Click Here for more
information.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Bank of America initiates coverage on Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) with a Buy
rating. Price target $27.

J.P. Morgan resumes coverage on Warner Chilcott (Nasdaq: WCRX) with an
Overweight rating. Price target $27.

Longbow Research initiates coverage on Pentair (NYSE: PNR) with a Buy
rating.

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CMCSA 14.94

-0.13 -0.86%
Volume: 3,827,329
Track CMCSA

CS 52.86

-1.53 -2.81%
Volume: 279,734
Track CS

EL 47.13

-1.09 -2.26%
Volume: 466,818
Track EL

ERJ 20.52

-0.26 -1.25%
Volume: 192,235
Track ERJ

GERN 5.40

-0.06 -1.10%
Volume: 348,738
Track GERN

GNW 10.94

-0.15 -1.35%
Volume: 4,810,379
Track GNW

JWN 34.55

-0.28 -0.80%
Volume: 865,500
Track JWN

MOT 8.26

-0.02 -0.24%
Volume: 7,463,794
Track MOT

PALM 11.02

-0.22 -1.96%
Volume: 2,047,462
Track PALM

PLCM 21.86

-0.41 -1.84%
Volume: 277,177
Track PLCM

PNR 30.73

-0.17 -0.55%
Volume: 135,215
Track PNR

RCL 24.23

-0.66 -2.65%
Volume: 1,157,575
Track RCL

RIMM 58.46

-1.30 -2.18%
Volume: 4,466,855
Track RIMM

UFS 53.92

-1.36 -2.46%
Volume: 244,209
Track UFS

WCRX 24.24

+0.02 +0.08%
Volume: 323,065
Track WCRX

WY 37.89

-0.95 -2.45%
Volume: 394,036
Track WY


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